because MMA was created by and for guys who don't have the skills or toughness to be boxers.
toughness?
taking an elbow,knee, punch or kick to the head, getting slammed on the mat or cage.
its an all out fight. blood almost guaranteed.
not saying getting hit with a boxing glove is like a pillow, but come on! boxing is no comparison.
Face it, MMA is officially bigger than boxing right now.
more true to life. you don't get into a street-fight or parking lot brawl
and fight with boxing rules...it's more like MMA, complete demolishing, however which way you have to do it.
back in the day, boxing was the shit...Tyson was the man. no doubt.
times have changed.